Charlie Withers

Charlie Withers
Personal information
Full name Charles Francis Withers
Date of birth September 6, 1922(1922-09-06)
Place of birth Edmonton, England
Date of death 2005
Playing position Full Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1947–1955 Tottenham Hotspur 153 (0)
1958–1959 Boston United 46 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Charlie Withers ( 6 September 1922 in Edmonton–died 2005) was a professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Boston United [1] and represented the England B team.[2][3]

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Football career

Withers joined the Spurs as a junior and signed as a professional in October 1947. He played in the position of full back and completed 164 games and scored ten times in all competitions between 1947–55. An intregal member of the push and run Championship winning side of 1950–51 when he featured in 39 games.[4] On leaving Spurs, Withers transferred to Boston United.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

Football League First Division Winners: 1950–51

External links

References

  1. ^ Charlie Withers Retrieved 26 September 2008
  2. ^ England B team Retrieved 26 September 2008
  3. ^ Hugman, B, J, (Ed)The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p670 ISBN 1852916656 Retrieved 26 September 2008
  4. ^ [1] The 1950-51 First Division champions Retrieved 26 September 2008

http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/rollcall.html List of Boston United players.